Walk in the Boulogne Wood

1889, printed 1921

Berthe Morisot

Associated Names
Berthe Morisot

Artist, French, 1841 - 1895

This is a drawing of two geese near a body of water. The scene captures two geese surrounded by a natural setting. The foreground features the two geese, depicted with distinctive outlines and soft detailing. The background shows a serene landscape with the delicate depiction of trees and water, suggested through subtle linework. The drawing utilizes light pencil or ink strokes, emphasizing an ethereal and tranquil atmosphere of this natural environment.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    drypoint on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    plate: 15 x 11.9 cm (5 7/8 x 4 11/16 in.)
    sheet: 35.4 x 27.8 cm (13 15/16 x 10 15/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1953.6.103

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Bailly-Herzberg 1979, no. 3

  • Series Title

    Cahier de huit pointes seches

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Henri M. Petiet, Paris, 1952)

Associated Names

Bibliography

1979

  • Bailly-Herzberg. "Les estampes de Berthe Morisot." Gazette des Beaux-Arts, 6th ser. 93 (May/June 1979): 215-227, no. 3.

Inscriptions

recto: below image at right in graphite in later hand: 18/25; verso: none

Markings

recto: below image, at left: B.M. [Berthe Morisot, Lugt 388a]; verso: National Gallery of Art

Watermarks

fragment cursive B M [Morel-Bercioux-Masure d'Arches]

Wikidata ID

Q65222064

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